"naomh" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

See naomh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /n̪ˠɯ̃ːv/
Etymology: From Middle Irish náem, from Old Irish noíb, noeb (“holy; sacred, consecrated”). Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|mga|náem}} Middle Irish náem, {{inh|gd|sga|noíb, noeb||holy; sacred, consecrated}} Old Irish noíb, noeb (“holy; sacred, consecrated”) Head templates: {{head|gd|adjective|||||||||||||||||||f1accel-form=gen|s|m|f2accel-form=gen|s|f|f3accel-form=gen|s|f|f4accel-form=p|f5accel-form=comparative|f6accel-form=comparative|f7accel-form=comparative|f8accel-form=qualitative|f9accel-form=qualitative|head=}} naomh, {{gd-adj}} naomh
  1. blessed, holy, sacred
    Sense id: en-naomh-gd-adj-bIc~cpkk Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 22 18 19 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 22 18 19 22

Noun

IPA: /n̪ˠɯ̃ːv/ Forms: naoimh [genitive, singular], naoimh [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Irish náem, from Old Irish noíb, noeb (“holy; sacred, consecrated”). Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|mga|náem}} Middle Irish náem, {{inh|gd|sga|noíb, noeb||holy; sacred, consecrated}} Old Irish noíb, noeb (“holy; sacred, consecrated”) Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|naoimh|||||||plural|naoimh||||||{{{pl4}}}|||cat2=|f10accel-form=genpl|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=p|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} naomh m (genitive singular naoimh, plural naoimh), {{gd-noun|g=m|gen=naoimh|pl=naoimh}} naomh m (genitive singular naoimh, plural naoimh)
  1. saint Tags: masculine Derived forms: Fèill nan Naoimh Uile (english: All Saints' Day) [feminine], Naomh (english: Saint; title) [masculine]
    Sense id: en-naomh-gd-noun-i0m9omBv Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header, Religion Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 22 18 19 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 22 18 19 22 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Religion: 39 61

Inflected forms

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      },
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        "16": "",
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        "26": "",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "genitive singular",
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        "f8accel-form": "p",
        "f9accel-form": "p",
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      "ipa": "/n̪ˠɯ̃ːv/"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "expansion": "Middle Irish náem",
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        "14": "",
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        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "19": "",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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    },
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        "22": "",
        "23": "",
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        "26": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
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